Terms of Use

Effective date: November 11, 2026

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the Research Radar iOS app and website ("Research Radar"), operated by the operator of Research Radar. By using Research Radar you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use Research Radar.

1. What Research Radar is

Research Radar helps you discover recent scientific research and read plain-English explanations of it. Research metadata comes from public scholarly sources such as OpenAlex. Explanations are generated with the help of artificial intelligence.

2. Scientific information, not professional advice

• Research Radar provides general information for education and curiosity. It is not medical, health, legal, financial or other professional advice.
• A single study rarely settles a question. Findings can be preliminary, limited or later corrected or retracted.
• Do not make health or treatment decisions based on Research Radar. Talk to a qualified professional about your own situation.

3. AI-generated summaries

• Summaries are written by AI from a paper's published abstract and metadata, not the full text, and are not quotes from the authors.
• We use automated checks and editorial review to reduce errors, but summaries may still be incomplete or inaccurate. Always consult the original source, which we link on every study.
• Publication labels (such as "Preprint" or "Journal article") reflect the information available to us. "Peer-reviewed" is shown only when it has been verified.
• If you find an error, please report it at https://researchradar.karakas.digital/support.

4. Your account

• You may use much of Research Radar without an account. Some features (saving studies, syncing, Deep Dive explanations, subscriptions) require Sign in with Apple.
• You are responsible for activity on your account and for keeping your device secure.
• You can delete your account at any time in the app.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to: misuse or disrupt the service; attempt to access it other than through the interfaces we provide; scrape, copy or redistribute summaries in bulk; reverse engineer the app except where the law allows; or use Research Radar to violate any law or the rights of others.

6. Subscriptions

Research Radar Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription sold through Apple. Pricing, billing, renewal and cancellation are described in the Subscription Terms and handled under Apple's terms. Plan limits (for example, monthly Deep Dive explanations and saved studies) are shown in the app and may change with notice.

7. Intellectual property

• Research papers belong to their authors and publishers. We link to original sources and do not reproduce full papers.
• OpenAlex metadata is provided under the CC0 public domain dedication.
• The Research Radar app, design, brand and the summaries we publish are owned by the operator of Research Radar or its licensors. You may share links and short excerpts for personal, non-commercial purposes with attribution.

8. Third-party links and services

Research Radar links to external websites such as publishers and DOI resolvers. We are not responsible for their content, availability or practices.

9. Availability and changes

We may change, suspend or discontinue features at any time. We may update these Terms; if changes are material we will notify you in the app. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

10. Termination

You may stop using Research Radar at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you violate these Terms or misuse the service. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive.

11. Disclaimers

Research Radar is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

12. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operator of Research Radar will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss arising from your use of, or reliance on, Research Radar or its content. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of these may not apply to you.

13. Apple

These Terms are between you and the operator of Research Radar, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for Research Radar or its content. Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies to your use of the app.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms: https://researchradar.karakas.digital/contact or email support@karakas.digital.